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3 J. Territorial & Mar. Stud. 5 (2016)

handle is hein.journals/jtms3 and id is 1 raw text is: 5 The Colonial Origins of Territorial Disputes in South Asia Sandip Kumar Mishra Assistant Professor, Department of East Asian Studies, University of Delhi, India Abstract South \sian territorial disputes are intractable at pr sent and this article argues that the most ImpolLani reasol 1 ller inlctalablity Iis tirll colonlial orIgins. With the advent of Britain in the region, new notis 11of teritoryand boundary were imposed on pre-modern Soui anstates Moreover, to seek Lottl control and more revenue, partitions in the region were done without much consideration for socio-cultural, ethnic, linguistic and religious complexities. This article argues that after decolonization of the region, territorial disputes have become more pro- nounced, as there is no overarching authority like Britain to suppress them. This paper concludes that without recognizing the salience of colonial origins, it would not be possible to resolve these territorial disputes in South Asia. Keywords territorial disputes, South Asian conflicts, colonialism and territorial disputes, border disputes, colonial borders in South Asia The Journal of Territorial and Maritime Studies Volume 3 Number 1 (January 2016) pp. 5-23 © NORTHEAST ASIAN HISTORY FOUNDATION